11 of Our Best Weekend Reads

By Kaly Soto

Jan. 20, 2018

Are you off to a women’s march event? Gearing up for a football party? Catching up on movies that might be Oscar worthy? Or, are you just looking for something great to read or watch? Let us give you a hand with that last one, your morning jog (grocery shopping, call to your mom, Netflix marathon) can wait a little longer. Read on!

Yes, the mania for cryptocurrency is driven by greed — but it could wind up building something much more important than wealth. Magazine

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Moira Donegan started the online spreadsheet of men in the media industry accused of sexual harassment. She spoke with The Times about why she created it and what her life has been like since.Published OnJan. 18, 2018CreditImage by Illustration by Emily Rhyne and Ainara Tiefenthäler for The New York Times

In her first on-camera interview, Moira Donegan, the creator of an online spreadsheet that allowed women to list men in the media industry whom they accused of sexual misconduct, talks about her reasons for starting the list and the aftermath of it going viral. Video

The e-commerce giant announced a shortlist of places that could become home to its second headquarters. The process has garnered the kind of enthusiasm normally reserved for bids to host the Olympics. Business

After Babe.net published an article alleging that the actor and comedian Aziz Ansari behaved coercively during a sexual encounter last year, Times Opinion writers, Lindy West and Bari Weiss, weighed in. Opinion

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Barrio Santa Cruz in Seville.CreditDaniel Rodrigues for The New York Times

Becoming a mother is one of the most transformative life experiences. Some women find complete satisfaction in the role, while others are forced to make difficult choices or wish they had remained childless. We set out to capture the breadth of this human phenomenon. We posted a call-out on our social media channels asking you to share your stories — and more than 1,300 of you responded. This six-part video series is the result. Video

The movie — which won four Golden Globes, including best drama, making it a contentious Oscar favorite (the nominations come our way Tuesday) — thinks it’s saying something profound about human nature and America. But really, writes our critic-at-large Wesley Morris, it’s off key about so many things. Arts